Bypoll

Goa Poll Body Postpones Municipal Elections By 3 Months

Goa News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 19, 2021

The Goa State Election Commission has again postponed the elections to the Panaji city corporation, 11 municipal councils, and bypolls in various village panchayats for three months.

28 MLAs Elected In Recent Madhya Pradesh Bypolls Take Oath

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday December 28, 2020

28 MLAs elected in the recent bypolls in Madhya Pradesh were administered the oath as members of the Assembly on Monday by protem speaker Rameshwar Sharma, a government official said.

Sushil Kumar Modi Files Nomination For Rajya Sabha Bypoll

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 2, 2020

Veteran BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi on Wednesday filed his nomination papers for by-election to a Rajya Sabha seat in Bihar which has been necessitated by the death of Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan.

Bihar Ex-Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi Named For Rajya Sabha Bypoll

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Friday November 27, 2020

Former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi has been named as the BJP's candidate for by-election to a Rajya Sabha seat from Bihar.

Karnataka Cabinet Expansion: A Persistent Challenge For BS Yediyurappa

Karnataka News | Written by Maya Sharma | Tuesday November 24, 2020

Ever since he took over as Karnataka's Chief Minister for the third time in July 2019, the composition of the cabinet has been a challenge for BS Yediyurappa. He was the sole member of the state cabinet for many days in the beginning, even during the time when the state was facing terrible floods, until he finally got the nod to induct some colleag...

Rahul Gandhi's "PR Driven Media Strategy" Dig At Centre On Doklam Pics

India News | Reported By Sunil Prabhu, Edited By Swati Bhasin | Monday November 23, 2020

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's relentless criticism of the government has continued over China, the coronavirus pandemic, and the economy even as senior leaders of his party have been questioning the leadership over the party's performance in Bihar state election and bypolls elsewhere.

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Petitions Against Election Of S Jaishankar To Rajya Sabha

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday November 19, 2020

The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notices on a batch of petitions challenging the election of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to Rajya Sabha from Gujarat.

"Bypoll Results Show...": Now P Chidambaram's Truth Bombs For Congress

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday November 19, 2020

The Bihar election and by-poll results show that the Congress has no organisational presence on the ground or has weakened considerably, senior leader P Chidambaram has said, delivering another shot of home-truths in the middle of turmoil over Kapil Sibal's open criticism.

Panabaka Lakshmi To Be Tirupati Bypoll Candidate Of Chandrababu Naidu's Party

Andhra Pradesh News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday November 17, 2020

The Telugu Desam Party on Monday named former union minister of state Panabaka Lakshmi as its candidate for the by-election to the Tirupati (SC) Lok Sabha constituency.

Chetan Chauhan's Wife Takes Oath As MLA For UP Assembly Bypoll

India News | ANI | Friday November 13, 2020

Sangeeta Chauhan, wife of former Indian cricketer and cabinet minister Chetan Chauhan on Thursday took oath as MLA, days after registering victory from Nauwagan Sadat in Assembly bypolls.

Women Are BJP's "Silent Voters", Says PM Modi

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday November 12, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Wednesday that results of the Bihar assembly polls and bypolls across states have proved that "development" will be the only basis for politics in the 21st century and credited women for powering the BJP's political fortunes as its "silent voters".

Congress Emerges Second In 2 UP Bypoll Seats, Sees Ray Of Hope

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday November 11, 2020

A day after the declaration of results of the Uttar Pradesh assembly bypolls, in which the Congress failed to win any of the seven seats, the party drew comfort from its showing in two constituencies where it ended up as the runner-up.

Gujarat Bypoll Outcome Makes Ruling BJP, Vijay Rupani Stronger In State

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday November 11, 2020

The BJP, which had managed to retain power in Gujarat with a slender majority in the 2017 Assembly polls, has now improved its position ahead of the 2022 state elections by winning all eight seats in the bypolls held last week.

"My Strength": Shivraj Singh Chouhan's Post For Wife After Madhya Pradesh Bypolls Win

India News | Sanya Jain | Wednesday November 11, 2020

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan - whose government registered a crucial win in the state bypolls by winning 19 out of 28 seats - hailed his wife as his "strength and inspiration" in a tweet shared this morning.

Madhya Pradesh Bypoll Results Proved Kamal Nath, Digvijaya Singh "Biggest Traitors": Jyotiraditya Scindia

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday November 11, 2020

Powering the BJP to a big win in the Madhya Pradesh bypolls, Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday said the results show that the people of the state consider Congress leaders Kamal Nath and Digvijaya Singh to be "the biggest traitors".